Exodus 18:15

And Moses answered him: “The people come to me seeking the verdict of God.

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In The King James Version

And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:

In Context

14And when, of course, his kinsman saw all that he did among the people, he said: “What is this that you do among the people? Why do you sit alone, while all the people stand before you, from morning, even until evening?”

16And when any kind of dispute occurs among them, they come to me to judge between them, and to reveal the precepts of God and of his laws.”

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Cross References

Leviticus 24:12And they sent him to prison, until they might know what the Lord would command,

Numbers 9:8And Moses responded to them: “Remain, so that I may consult the Lord, as to what he will rule about you.”

Numbers 27:5And the Lord said to him:

Judges 1:1After the death of Joshua, the sons of Israel consulted the Lord, saying, “Who will ascend before us, against the Canaanite, and who will be the commander of the war?”

Matthew Henry on Exodus 18:14-27

Jethro's Advice to Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. 14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? 15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God: 16 When they have a matter,… Read the whole commentary →

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